The Anderson County sheriff says he will meet Tuesday with prosecutors to determine whether to charge a woman who was on probation in a deadly shooting over the weekend.
Debra Lynne Sheridan turned herself in to Anderson County’s Probation, Parole and Pardon Services Monday afternoon and was charged with probation violation for having the gun on Saturday, Pete O’Boyle with PPPS said.
The shooting happened Saturday just before 8 p.m. on Hamlin Road, deputies said.
Sheridan told deputies that she was going into her home when she heard some tiles fall outside near the shed, so she went inside and got a gun, according to the incident report.
Sheridan said she fired two warning shots in the air and a man came out from behind the shed, according to the report. She said that when she saw the man, she shot in his direction.
Deputy Coroner Dan McCown identified the victim as 37-year-old Jerry Wayne Sanders Jr. of Pickens County.
Officials with the Anderson County Coroner's office said Sanders was shot one time in the back. They said the bullet exited through his stomach and Sanders bled to death.
The report said Sheridan saw another man come from behind the shed and move Sanders’ body before leaving.
Sheridan told deputies that Sanders had been living with her, along with two other people, but she had told them to leave because they stole from her.
Anderson County Sheriff Chad McBride told WYFF News 4’s Mandy Gaither that Sheridan said she shot Sanders in self-defense.
McBride said his investigators will meet Tuesday with prosecutors to determine whether the shooting meets the state standards for self-defense or the castle doctrine, which allows the use of deadly force to protect a home.
Sanders' family said Sanders worked for Sheridan for the past few months helping to care for animals and had been living in the shed on the property. They said Sanders went to the home to retrieve some belongings.
"She murdered my brother. It wasn't self-defense. My brother was not a threat, he was there to get his stuff. She had made threats that if he came back that was what was going to happen and she made good on it," Rickey Sanders said.
Sanders' mother said she wants the truth to come out.
"It’s like someone has jacked my heart out. It’s the parents that are supposed to go first not the kids -- not my babies," Barbara Sanders said. "I hope that they will find the truth that he was deliberately murdered. Not as self-dense, that she just murdered him.
A sign on the gate outside Sheridan's home says "WARNING: Property patrolled by a crazy b**** with dogs, weapons, and a backhoe. Anyone found here at night will not be found again." There is another sign that says Private Property, No Trespassing.
Sheridan was on probation after she was arrested in 2015 and charged with 60 counts of ill treatment of animals and 54 counts of failure to provide proof of rabies vaccinations.
At the time of her arrest, Sheridan ran the Golden S Rescue out of her home.
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In February 2014, Sheridan was arrested twice on similar charges. The first time she was arrested, 11 dogs that were critically ill were seized. Two weeks later, more than 100 animals were seized from Sheridan’s Golden S Rescue property on Hamlin Road in Easley and she was charged again.
In September 2014, Sheridan was convicted of maltreatment of animals and of not having the animals properly vaccinated.
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ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. —

The Anderson County sheriff says he will meet Tuesday with prosecutors to determine whether to charge a woman who was on probation in a deadly shooting over the weekend.

Debra Lynne Sheridan turned herself in to Anderson County’s Probation, Paroleand Pardon Services Monday afternoon and was charged with probation violation for having the gun on Saturday, Pete O’Boyle with PPPS said.

McBride said his investigators will meet Tuesday with prosecutors to determine whether the shooting meets the state standards for self-defense or the castle doctrine, which allows the use of deadly force to protect a home.

Sanders' family said Sanders worked for Sheridan for the past few months helping to care for animals and had been living in the shed on the property. They said Sanders went to the home to retrieve some belongings.

"She murdered my brother. It wasn't self-defense. My brother was not a threat, he was there to get his stuff. She had made threats that if he came back that was what was going to happen and she made good on it," Rickey Sanders said.

Sanders' mother said she wants the truth to come out.

"It’s like someone has jacked my heart out. It’s the parents that are supposed to go first not the kids -- not my babies," Barbara Sanders said. "I hope that they will find the truth that he was deliberately murdered. Not as self-dense, that she just murdered him.

A sign on the gate outside Sheridan's home says "WARNING: Property patrolled by a crazy b**** with dogs, weapons, and a backhoe. Anyone found here at night will not be found again." There is another sign that says Private Property, No Trespassing.

Sign outside Sheridan's home

Sheridan was on probation after she was arrested in 2015 and charged with 60 counts of ill treatment of animals and 54 counts of failure to provide proof of rabies vaccinations.

At the time of her arrest, Sheridan ran the Golden S Rescue out of her home.

In February 2014, Sheridan was arrested twice on similar charges. The first time she was arrested, 11 dogs that were critically ill were seized. Two weeks later, more than 100 animals were seized from Sheridan’s Golden S Rescue property on Hamlin Road in Easley and she was charged again.

In September 2014, Sheridan was convicted of maltreatment of animals and of not having the animals properly vaccinated.

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